1 John 1:1-4 | Complete Joy

Written By Calvary Chapel Petaluma

1 John 1:1-4 | Complete Joy

Pray

Church of the Week

St. John’s Anglican Church & Pastor Josh Miller

Missionary of the Week

Solomon & Mabel Charwi in Kehancha, Kenya

 

Suggested Outline for Your Group: 

  • Share “God Stories” 

    • Share testimonies of where you have seen God working in your life lately. 

  • Read 1 John 1:1-4 out loud together 

    • Invite one person to read the verses for the week 

  • Go through the Discussion Questions: 

    • Don’t feel like you need to get through them all 

    • Use the ones that are the most helpful in stirring up meaningful conversation 

  • Make sure you save enough time to pray together 

    • Share prayer requests 

    • Pray for one another 

    • Thank God for the ways He’s answered the prayers of the group lately 

    • Invite the Holy Spirit to speak through you as you wait on Him 

 

Discussion Questions: 

1. Take turns sharing one of the happiest memory that you have?

2. Discuss a time or season where the truths of God's Word became more precious because of the circumstances surrounding you?

3. Pastor Zach shared how John puts doctrine at the center of Christian fellowship. How does doctrine build up fellowship?

4. Have you experienced the reality of community falling short of your ideal of Christian community? How can you follow John's lifelong pursuit of true fellowship with God and the Christian community even if you are discouraged?

5.  Since fellowship means "to have in common," in what ways is God calling you to share more of your life with Him and more of your life with His community?

6.  Is there a temporary joy that needs to fade away so you can experience the eternal unchanging joy of a life knowing God?

 

APPLICATION:

  • Pursue the ideal of life in the community of God personally and embrace the reality and challenges of life in the community of God.

    • Where do you need to take a step into the community of God today?

  • Ask God to give you true joy that makes you faithful, fruitful, and generational in you everyday activities.

    • What is the next step you need to take to experience that joy?

  

Scripture References:

John 17:3

Jeremiah 9:23-24

Jeremiah 29:11-13

1 John 5:19

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